This evening, owners of the HTC One (M8) and One Max should see an email from Google, informing them that the free Google Drive storage they received upon activating their device has now been doubled to 100GB. Nothing needs to be done on the user side of things – Google will go ahead and add […]

This evening, owners of the HTC One (M8) and One Max should see an email from Google, informing them that the free Google Drive storage they received upon activating their device has now been doubled to 100GB. Nothing needs to be done on the user side of things – Google will go ahead and add the storage to your account automatically.

HTC is doubling the amount from 50GB for each device for the remainder of the offer’s promotional period. This Google Drive offer that came with select HTC devices needs to be redeemed by January 1, 2016, and is good for around two years. After that, the user can decide to purchase back additional storage. Understand that if a user decides not to buy more storage, that their files are still safe, they just may not be able to add any new files should they sit above a certain quota.

Here is a full list of devices from HTC that now have access to Google Drive offers:

New HTC One (M8) (+100GB for two years)

HTC Desire 816, HTC Desire 610 (+100GB for two years)

HTC One max (+100GB for two years)

When upgrade to HTC Sense 5+ and Sense 6 becomes available on certain 2013 HTC models, including HTC One, HTC Butterfly S, HTC One Mini and HTC Desire 601. (+25GB for two years)

If you own an HTC One Max on Verizon, your Sense 6 update is finally here. The update, according to at least one of our readers who received it yesterday, runs 613.5MB and jumps the phone up to software version 3.09.605.2. For those new to Sense 6, know that you should expect a revamped Blinkfeed experience, […]

If you own an HTC One Max on Verizon, your Sense 6 update is finally here. The update, according to at least one of our readers who received it yesterday, runs 613.5MB and jumps the phone up to software version 3.09.605.2.

For those new to Sense 6, know that you should expect a revamped Blinkfeed experience, update overall UI with a “vivid color palette,” new camera UI, new gallery app, new music app, tweaked home screen experience, HTC’s Sense TV app, and customizable fonts. The update also addresses a number of bugs, like improved WiFi connectivity, a power-on issue, and a failure for Isis Wallet to work.

To check for the update, head into Settings>About>Software updates.

HTC has yet to update their Sense 6 status page, but Verizon already has the full changelog up as of August 15.

An update is headed for the One Max from HTC on Sprint’s network, which brings HTC’s Sense 6 skin. The version number for the update is 3.02.651.5, and can be downloaded by checking “System Updates” under your Settings menu. Sense 6 was launched with the One (M8), and in our opinion, was a step in the right […]

An update is headed for the One Max from HTC on Sprint’s network, which brings HTC’s Sense 6 skin. The version number for the update is 3.02.651.5, and can be downloaded by checking “System Updates” under your Settings menu.

Sense 6 was launched with the One (M8), and in our opinion, was a step in the right direction for the skin. Compared to Sense 5, it is less bloated, allowing the device to be speedier when navigating throughout BlinkFeed and the home screens. In addition to an updated BlinkFeed, enhanced Gallery and Camera applications will come included, as well as a much improved Sense TV app. Sense 6 is a major revamping for HTC devices, no doubt about it.

With VoWiFi included on top of Sense 6, calls placed with a steady WiFi connection should sound more clear with less static, allowing you to enjoy HD Voice when talking to your peeps.

HTC – sticking to its word to remain transparent with future updates – has updated its software status page to show that Sense 6.0 updates for the HTC One (M7), One Max, and One Mini have reached the “certification” phase. Certification doesn’t mean that the update is on the verge of an over-the-air (OTA) release, […]

HTC – sticking to its word to remain transparent with future updates – has updated its software status page to show that Sense 6.0 updates for the HTC One (M7), One Max, and One Mini have reached the “certification” phase. Certification doesn’t mean that the update is on the verge of an over-the-air (OTA) release, but it does mean that HTC is moving along in its process for updating phones that was laid out to the public months ago.

The “certification” stage means that HTC has readied updates, is doing last minute internal testing for bugs before handing carrier model firmware off to carriers for their own testing. At this stage, issues can still come up, which would mean the update would have to be fixed and then re-submitted “for lab entry.” Once completed, along with regulatory testing, the updates would move onto the final stage, which is a “Push to Customer.”

So again, we aren’t there yet, but we are getting close.

The HTC One (M7) on AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon, along with the unlocked and developer models, are all at the “certification” stage. T-Mobile’s is lagging behind in “development” still. The One Max on Sprint and Verizon are in “certification,” while the AT&T model is held back in “integration.”

With the launch of One (M8) from HTC, the company began a process which they hope is much more transparent for customers, allowing buyers of their devices to see just what stage an update for their device is in. For example, an update for any HTC device has five steps – evaluation, development, implementation, certification, […]

With the launch of One (M8) from HTC, the company began a process which they hope is much more transparent for customers, allowing buyers of their devices to see just what stage an update for their device is in. For example, an update for any HTC device has five steps – evaluation, development, implementation, certification, and then a push of the update to customers.

The same support page that showed the Android 4.4 update for HTC’s variants of the One (M7), has now been updated to show the same status updates for the Sense 6 update which is set to hit nine different devices here in the US.

As it stands, eight of the nine devices have reached the integration step, meaning that after HTC fixes any bugs they find, they can then begin to certify the update through the various channels, namely wireless carriers.

All variants of the One (M7) are listed for the Sense 6 update, as well as variants of the One Max and One Mini. If you have a stake in any of these devices – meaning you happen to own one – check the status page every now and then to see just how far along HTC is with its progress.

The Leviathan, aka One Max from HTC has an incoming update on Verizon. The update brings the device up to Android 4.4.2 “Kit Kat,” as well as Sense 5.5+. According to HTC, the rollout was just approved, so owners can expect the update hitting devices starting on Monday, April 7. Kit Kat will certainly increase […]

The Leviathan, aka One Max from HTC has an incoming update on Verizon. The update brings the device up to Android 4.4.2 “Kit Kat,” as well as Sense 5.5+. According to HTC, the rollout was just approved, so owners can expect the update hitting devices starting on Monday, April 7.

Kit Kat will certainly increase the sexiness of the device, however, the One Max still reigns supreme when it comes to gargantuan phones. It’s heavy, features a fingerprint scanner, and comes with the same Ultrapixel camera found in last year’s one model (minus OIS).

If there is one phone that HTC should stay far away from this year, it’s a One (M8) Max. Just our opinion, though.

During its unveiling of the HTC One (M8), HTC announced today that it will update the One, One Mini, and One Max to Sense 6 by this spring. Sense 6 brings all sorts of new improvements over the the current version of Sense, so the update will likely be greatly received. No other details were […]

During its unveiling of the HTC One (M8), HTC announced today that it will update the One, One Mini, and One Max to Sense 6 by this spring. Sense 6 brings all sorts of new improvements over the the current version of Sense, so the update will likely be greatly received.

No other details were provided, so we’ll have to wait for specifics over the coming months. Just remember, HTC has already laid out its process of updating carrier models in a fancy infographic – the process is extensive.

Now that HTC’s latest software enhancements in version 6.0 of their Sense software skin are soon to be made official, it’s time to start talking about updates for older devices. The most obvious candidate for some update goodness is HTC’s 2013 flagship, the OG One. According to leaker @LlabTooFeR, we’ll be seeing the update (presumably […]

Now that HTC’s latest software enhancements in version 6.0 of their Sense software skin are soon to be made official, it’s time to start talking about updates for older devices. The most obvious candidate for some update goodness is HTC’s 2013 flagship, the OG One. According to leaker @LlabTooFeR, we’ll be seeing the update (presumably only for unlocked and developer models) sometime in May or June.

The other devices confirmed to be receiving the update are the dual-SIM One, One Max, One Mini, and Butterfly S, with the 2012 One X and One X+ smartphones currently having no plans for an update.

As far as the actual enhancements in the update, we know pretty much everything — a video leak of Sense 6 and ROMs for the original One have told us what we can assume is all there is. The main points include new gesture features to wake up the device (a la LG) and enhancements to the look of stock applications. Also updated is the Camera app with a couple tweaks.

A video showing off some of the Sense 6.0 features is embedded down below.

Samsung managed to keep the Galaxy S5 out of public view until the press got a hold of the 2014 flagship and mistakenly outed it less than 24 hours before its official unveiling. HTC on the other hand, still hasn’t officially announced the “All New HTC One” (One 2014), yet we have seen the device […]

Samsung managed to keep the Galaxy S5 out of public view until the press got a hold of the 2014 flagship and mistakenly outed it less than 24 hours before its official unveiling. HTC on the other hand, still hasn’t officially announced the “All New HTC One” (One 2014), yet we have seen the device in a 12-minute video and more images than we even know what to do with at this point. HTC sucks at controlling leaks.

In today’s set of leaks, we not only get a new video of the phone in action, but also in a series of photos that shows off its exterior trimmings and how it compares in size to the HTC One Max.

The video is quick, but we do get to see both the SIM and microSD slots. The leaker also takes us into Settings where we can see the phone’s codename of “M8” and a mention of Sense 6.0. And last, this is a T-Mobile model with plenty of bloat. If there are already carrier versions floating around in what appear to be random rep’s hands, that has us wondering if HTC will launch this phone immediately after announcing it?

In the photos (below the video), you can see the size comparison of the new One to the One Max. There isn’t much to take from the photos other than size, well, except for the fact that the USB port on the bottom isn’t centered like we were all hoping. It’s off-centered, right next to the headphone jack. OCD readers, have fun with that

This morning, along with its event announcement for the One follow-up on March 25, HTC announced a new program called “Advantage” that is free to all owners of the HTC One, One Mini, and One Max. Think of sort of like handset protection in a way, only this is free and certainly has time limitations. […]

This morning, along with its event announcement for the One follow-up on March 25, HTC announced a new program called “Advantage” that is free to all owners of the HTC One, One Mini, and One Max. Think of sort of like handset protection in a way, only this is free and certainly has time limitations.

The program includes things like a “commitment to Android updates” for two years, free cloud storage, HTC’s backup service, and “hands-on” help. But where you may really find some use, is through the program’s free cracked screen replacement. HTC will replace the screen on your One, One Mini, or One Max within the first six months of ownership for free.

All you have to do if your screen is cracked and you are within the first six months of ownership, is call their support to see if you are eligible and ship the device into them. You can ship it for free using ground shipping, but you’ll be without your phone for 8-10 days. If you want it faster, you can pay for overnight shipping that will run you $29.

Sound good? Well, I’d imagine it only sounds good to those of you who just bought a 1-year old phone like the One within the last few months.

We just got done posting up our quick review of the One Max from HTC, and while it didn’t receive the highest grade from us, there are still people out there that will enjoy this device. HTC announced a Black variant of the phone over in Hong Kong this afternoon, which could possibly make its […]

We just got done posting up our quick review of the One Max from HTC, and while it didn’t receive the highest grade from us, there are still people out there that will enjoy this device. HTC announced a Black variant of the phone over in Hong Kong this afternoon, which could possibly make its way here to the U.S. in the near future.

The device has decent specs if you didn’t already know, highlighted by a Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a massive 5.9″ 1080p display, HTC’s UltraPixel camera, as well as a fingerprint scanner. While the specs are good, we just felt the device was simply too big, which is always a matter of personal preference.

From a consumer standpoint, HTC launched the One Max to counter Samsung’s booming Galaxy Note line and enter into the “phablet” market. The only issue is that when entering a market completely controlled by Samsung and its marketing teams, you are fighting a constant uphill battle to gain traction. The One Max takes its looks […]

From a consumer standpoint, HTC launched the One Max to counter Samsung’s booming Galaxy Note line and enter into the “phablet” market. The only issue is that when entering a market completely controlled by Samsung and its marketing teams, you are fighting a constant uphill battle to gain traction. The One Max takes its looks from the HTC One, a device we did enjoy much earlier this year in our reviews. Although, with the Max’s 5.9″ display and extremely heavy body, is it possible that HTC designed themselves completely out of the race against other large devices?

The device has been on the market now for almost one month exactly, so we won’t be dropping a complete full-on review, but did want to touch on the essentials and go over our thoughts on HTC’s latest. Plus, it has a fingerprint scanner.

Here’s our quick review of the One Max.

The Good

Hardware

Much like the One, the One Max features a wonderfully premium feel while in hand, giving off a cool metallic look thanks to its aluminum exterior. HTC has proven that they know how to make desirable hardware. For specs, the Max has everything you might expect from a oversized top tier smartphone of 2013 – a massive 5.9″ 1080p display, a 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, HTC’s UltraPixel camera, a large 3,300mAh battery, a 2.1MP wide-angle front-facing camera, a slot for MicroSD cards up to 64GB in size, BoomSound speakers (no Beats Audio), NFC, and Bluetooth 4.0.

In regards to the device’s performance, it is most certainly top notch, acting just as snappy as a Galaxy Note 3 or Galaxy S4, but it would probably be right below an LG G2 in this category. Although, with all of the top tier phones running almost identical hardware these days (Snapdragon chips + 2GB RAM), all of them are quite capable of multitasking and getting tasks done, with plenty of juice to spare.

Display

The One Max features a whopping 5.9″ LCD 1080p display. It’s simply gorgeous, offering a fantastic range of colors and crisp viewing angles. When viewing whites, especially noticeable on webpages, the white doesn’t seem off or discolored as you would see on other panels from different OEMs. Reds and blues are especially rich, which makes for viewing photos you have taken or watching online content quite enjoyable. Beyond the pretty colors, having a display this large can be a joy, as well as a nightmare, but that’s what I will cover in the not-so-good section. Viewing YouTube videos or Netflix, playing mobile games, and editing photos is a lot of fun when you have this much screen real estate. It’s as if your brain is able to process tasks a tad bit easier, given that everything is spaced out well and not cramped like on smaller displays.

Battery

At 3,300mAh, the One Max’s battery holds up insanely well. After hours of Candy Crush, Netflix, and Assassin’s Creed Pirates, there is plenty of juice to go around for more tasks. Given the display is so massive, I actually wasn’t expecting the Max to hold a charge for more than a day, but I was pleasantly surprised. My only issue is that I had to do a lot of content consumption while over WiFi, given that the model I have is on Sprint, whose cell coverage in my house is unusable. If I had been doing more of my video watching over 4G LTE, the battery life might have been little less stellar, but probably still quite exceptional for a large phone.

Speakers

Even without the addition of Beats Audio, HTC’s BoomSound speakers found on this phone completely kick ass. With the One, I always found that they were just too loud, but the Max is just right. It has the perfect level of bass and treble EQ’d in, and walking about the house with music playing is a total blast. I always said, if there is one thing I could take from the One, it would have to be BoomSound, and I would say the exact same thing with the Max. Keep it up, HTC.

Somewhere in the Middle

Camera

Even though the One Max technically only features a 4MP sensor, the mixture of HTC’s Sense software and the UltraPixel camera combine for a great photo taking experience. While I will be honest, and would definitely take the LG G2 or Galaxy Note 3’s optics over this phone’s, it still produces decent shots for what it is. When you hit the shutter button, you don’t have to worry about missing the shot thanks to shutter lag or janky focusing software like we saw on the Nexus 5 when it still ran Android 4.4. On top of normal shooting, HTC adds in a ton of great real-time filter options, as well as the ability to long press on the shutter button for a burst shot mode. It’s simplistic and works like a charm. And don’t forget, there is still HTC’s Zoe feature, dual capture and sweeping panorama modes, plus a full HDR setting.

The Not-so-Good

Size and Usability

As with a few other cases in life, size isn’t everything. If you know me, I’m a decent fan of large phones, as I adored the Galaxy Note 2 and enjoyed the Note 3 quite a bit as well. Unfortunately, the One Max doesn’t strike my fancy with its size in the slightest. It’s too damn big. What Samsung does right, is that they can create a large phone, make its size manageable, add-on a bunch of useful software, and also keep the weight down. HTC couldn’t do any of this. The One Max features no special software to take advantage of such a large display – no MultiWindow, no nothing. Instead, HTC decided to throw in a fingerprint scanner, but I will get to that in just a bit.

The Max weighs in at 217 grams, compared to the Galaxy Note 3 at 168 grams. That is an extremely noticeable difference, especially when you have to keep it in your pocket. This was the first time that I have had a phone that I found myself completely turned off by having to drag it (forcibly sometimes, mind you) out of my pocket. I found that it better fit in my back pocket or even in my jacket pockets, but seriously, that’s not where phones belong normally – at least according to me.

What’s unfortunate is that HTC has a gorgeous, yet somewhat impractical hardware design with this phone. They gave the phone a huge display, but still had to keep the same design as the One, which means you have to add on dual front-facing speakers, as well as their own HTC branding and capacitive buttons, which adds an extra three quarters of an inch to the device’s height. Right from the beginning, a designer or someone in charge should have realized that a phone of this size is completely unusable with one hand, and they could have gone a different route. Long story short, if you like big phones, then you might like the One Max. If you are like any of the people who I had hold and use this phone for five minutes, you will laugh and then never want to pick it up again. It’s a sad story, especially when it involves a company that we want to see succeed.

Sense 5.5 UI

My beef with the Sense UI on the Max ties directly into the fact that HTC offers no “special” software to utilize this device’s 5.9″ display. Maybe if I was Lebron James, who can completely palm a basketball without trying, then reaching across the phone’s front to reach keys and other features wouldn’t be such a big deal. To make matters worse for people with smaller hands, many applications from Google Play are now using the hidden hamburger menu that Google introduced, which is found on the left side of the display. If you are right handed, it’s actually quite the task to work the One Max around with one hand to reach the left side of the screen with your thumb. All of this may sound like nitpicking, but I’m serious. You don’t always have the convenience of using your phone with two hands, so I really wish HTC could have implemented a “scale down” feature to help with one-handed operation. Or at least give me a smaller keyboard option that I can use with one hand to text. Anything. Seriously.

Besides my continuous griping about the phone’s size, this is the same Sense UI that you would see on the One that runs Android 4.3+. It has your BlinkFeed, messy “app drawer,” and Settings menu with brightly-colored icons. Sorry, Sense fans – I’ve never been a big fan of it.

Fingerprint Scanner

And the award for the most unnecessary addition to a smartphone ever goes to…yup, you guessed it. I enabled the fingerprint scanner right out of the box, thinking it would be a great thing to show off and to see how well it compared to Apple’s implementation of it on the iPhone 5S. While the idea is fantastic, as you can have different fingers open different apps and certain functions, the fact that you actually have to swipe your finger over the scanner absolutely kills any potential use of it. Some of you might have already heard my gripes on this, but could they have picked a worst place to put it, as well? Right below the camera on the backside, which means I found myself swiping my greasy blogger fingers over the camera’s glass more so than I did the actual reader. Bad idea, HTC.

Not only was I wiping the glass with my finger more times than I’d like to admit, but how do they expect anyone to use anything besides their index finger to open the device? After thorough testing, I am basically 100% positive that it is physically impossible to swipe any finger besides your index and sometimes your middle finger over the reader while using just one hand. Again, this is another issue that should have been brought up in the phone’s initial design phase.

Price and Availability

The One Max is currently available on two U.S. carriers, Sprint and Verizon, featuring 4G LTE connectivity on both. Verizon prices the device for $299 on a new two year contract, while Sprint has it for $149 on contract for two years and when porting your number. As for Verizon’s price, that is completely insane. The Galaxy Note 3 is the same price on contract, but at least comes packed with a ton of features that are absent from the One Max, including an S-Pen and all of its goodies from Samsung. Off contract, when going month-to-month, you can purchase the One Max for a full $599.99. This means that not only are you signing up to pay a monthly bill to Verizon for two years (which will likely be quite high) if you purchase at the subsidized price, but you are paying 50% of the device’s full retail cost upfront when signing the agreement. This isn’t HTC’s fault whatsoever, but for every person that is buying a One Max on contract through Big Red, the carrier is making an absolute killing on a device that should be listed at $199.99 on contract at the most. There isn’t much getting around the sticker price if you want the One Max, and for that, we are bummed. But hey, you could always get on Verizon’s Edge program. /s

Bloatware

We can’t blame HTC entirely for this either, as Sprint has an obnoxious tendency of filling devices up with mountains of bloatware. There are Sprint navigation apps, streaming radio apps, Sprint music apps, BaconReader, eBay, browser toolbar add-ons, and tons of other miscellaneous apps you will never use. Thank goodness Google opted to allow users to disable any app of their choosing through the Settings menu.

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Unboxing and Hands-on

Verdict

After my time with the One Max, it has become apparent to me why I enjoyed using the Galaxy Note devices more than this device. If you are going to make a big phone, it can’t just be big. OEMs have to add in features and extra value along with the big display. Samsung bakes in in a truckload of proprietary software on its Note devices and even throws in an S-Pen with all of its goodies. To just have a massive phone for the sake of wanting to enter a market, you won’t get my vote.

Where the One Max shines is important, though. It has a beautiful display, large battery that actually lasts you a complete and full day with ease, a decent camera that I enjoyed using, and while it is big and hard to use with one hand, it still looks quite sexy. HTC nailed a few important points, but it completely missed why people enjoy oversized phones.

It could be that today is Black Friday, but full retail pricing on some of Verizon’s top devices seems to be dropping to pretty reasonable numbers. We’re talking the brand new HTC One Max at $499, a phone that launched 8 days ago for $299 on-contract and $599 off. But if the massive new flagship […]

It could be that today is Black Friday, but full retail pricing on some of Verizon’s top devices seems to be dropping to pretty reasonable numbers. We’re talking the brand new HTC One Max at $499, a phone that launched 8 days ago for $299 on-contract and $599 off.

But if the massive new flagship from HTC is of interest (we wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t), the DROID ULTRA can be had at $449, DROID Mini at $399, LG G2 at $499, Galaxy S4 Mini at $399, and Galaxy S4 at $499. These aren’t as rock-bottom as the Cyber Monday deal coming up for the Moto X, but they are some of the lowest you’ll find anywhere. You certainly won’t find off-contract prices like this at retailers like Best Buy or Amazon.

As a reminder, the best way to order phones at full retail through Verizon is by using their Iconic Portal. Instead of dealing with the hassles of their normal online sales process that continues to try to push you into terrible contract-heavy deals with unnecessary accessory bundles, the Iconic Portal is a no-fuss outlet for buying phones. We told you about this months ago, but figured you could use a reminder.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/29/verizons-full-retail-phone-prices-seem-to-be-dropping-one-max-and-g2-for-499-ultra-at-449/feed/56HTC One Max Now Available From Verizon for $299http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/21/htc-one-max-now-available-from-verizon-for-299/
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/21/htc-one-max-now-available-from-verizon-for-299/#commentsThu, 21 Nov 2013 12:58:45 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=125051The HTC One Max, with its massive 5.9-inch HD display and Snapdragon 600 processor, is now available from Verizon for $299 on two-year contract or $599 at full retail (woof). Leaked for months before its unveiling, the One Max is sort of a mix between the original One and One Mini, only it has been […]

The HTC One Max, with its massive 5.9-inch HD display and Snapdragon 600 processor, is now available from Verizon for $299 on two-year contract or $599 at full retail (woof). Leaked for months before its unveiling, the One Max is sort of a mix between the original One and One Mini, only it has been supersized. With its current specs and gimmicky fingerprint scanner, it tends to fall in the mid-range One Mini category, only HTC and Verizon clearly think this is a top tier device given the price.

Outside of the display and 1.7GHz quad-core processor, you’ll find a 4MP (UltraPixel) camera with all its tricks (HTC Zoe, Highlights, etc.), BoomSound audio, HTC Sense 5.5, 32GB of storage, 2GB RAM, 3300mAh battery, and Android 4.3. The phone runs on Verizon’s LTE network here in the States, but also has the ability to connect to a bunch of global GSM networks.

We have one in house, which we’ve already unboxed, so stay tuned to learn more about HTC’s take on a mega-sized phone.

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http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/20/htc-one-max-dummy-units-arrive-in-verizon-stores-price-to-be-299/#commentsWed, 20 Nov 2013 22:18:23 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=124996Waiting to get your hands on the One Max (hands-on) through Verizon? Anybody? Well, just in case you actually are, you should know that dummy units are starting to arrive at retail locations, priced at what is expected to be $299 on a new two year agreement. For that price, you will spend the next two years […]

Waiting to get your hands on the One Max (hands-on) through Verizon? Anybody? Well, just in case you actually are, you should know that dummy units are starting to arrive at retail locations, priced at what is expected to be $299 on a new two year agreement. For that price, you will spend the next two years with a device sporting a massive 5.9″ 1080p display, a Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and an UltraPixel camera.

Unlike the Galaxy Note 3, and its impressive spec sheet, the One Max does not a sport a helpful stylus, but instead comes equipped with a fingerprint scanner. As you can see in the pictures above, Verizon has found plenty of space on this large device to brand it as their own, but this is no surprise. It’s Verizon.